Morning Manna by Rufus Parker: 2012 March 28

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

2012 March 28 - Morning Manna

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him (Nahum 1:7).

Today's Morsel: Do you really trust God? Do you trust God more than man or yourself? The psalmist tells us, "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man" (Psalms 118:8). How long are you willing to wait for God to come through for you, before you turn to man? When Saul saw the multitude of the Philistine, out of fear he took matters into his own hands instead of waiting for the prophet to come do the sacrifices. Fear will cause you to not trust in God. Fear will cause you to take matters into your own hands. To trust God is to wait upon Him at all cost. Nahum said that the Lord knows them that trust him. So when we say that we trust God are we being truthful to ourselves? I believe that one of the problema with us not trusting in the Lord is that we ask God, but we already have our preconceived ideas as to how it should be done. God's ways aren't our ways. If they were we would not need faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for. For example, when we are sick, we may pray or have someone pray for us for healing, but because we don't immediately see the tangible answer, we don't believe that God is doing or has done anything for us. And so over a period of time, we begin to trust man over God. I believe every word that God says in His Word. I believe that when we pray, things are happening on our behalf. We just need to cling to the Scripture and believe that His grace is sufficient for me and that all things are working together for my good. I don't think that God will be mad or upset with us if we take the initiative in trying to fix things we are facing or our own problems, trusting Him for the wisdom and strength needed. David encourages us, "The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand" (Psalms 20:1-2;6). The word "Trust" has the word "Us" in it. Therefore, it takes "US" to bring about "Trust."

Sing: I trust in God, wherever I may be, upon the land or on the raging sea, for come what may, from day to day, my Heavenly Father watches over, over me.

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About Morning Manna

And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat (Exodus 16:10-15).

“Morning Manna” is a short daily devotion which began in 2002, with just a short note of encouragement to a friend who was facing difficulties at the time. Through their response, I was encouraged to begin a daily devotion via email and send it to people who asked to be put on the distribution list. It is now reaching around the globe. Its birth came about during Morning Prayer. The Lord revealed to me that I should forward my friend a word of encouragement, since it is through patience and comfort of the scripture that we find hope. Thus, I forwarded him the words the Lord had given to me for him, and he forwarded it on to someone else who was having difficulties in their life as well, and thus the original list began.

The goal of “Morning Manna” is to provide people with a quick, thought provoking Word from the Lord, as well as provide encouragement from His Word that can help them through the day and during unexpected trails and circumstances in their daily lives.

Several years ago, Jesus moved on my heart to start writing daily devotions; thus began “Morning Manna”. Today, many people are receiving these daily devotions and many of these people are forwarding it on to their family and friends. It is my hope to encourage even more through posting the devotions to this blog-page.

I pray that you, too, will enjoy reading the manna from this site.